US History Chapter 7 quiz 2. What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention? – Settling trade disputes between Maryland and Virginia.

US History Chapter 7 quiz 2

• What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention?– Settling trade disputes between Maryland and

Virginia– Attracting representatives from all thirteen

colonies– Settling the issue of tariffs on exports– Calling a new convention to remedy the

weaknesses of the Confederation

• Calling a new convention to remedy the weaknesses of the Confederation

• Whose idea provided much of the framework for the Constitution?– James Madison– Alexander Hamilton– John Jay– Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Which of the following issues did not require major debate in the Constitutional Convention?– Representation in Congress– Power of the executive– Slavery– Trade

• Power of the executive

• Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention and was the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution?– Virginia– New York– Rhode Island– North Carolina

• Rhode Island

• What bicameral plan did the large states support at the Constitutional Convention?– New Jersey Plan– Connecticut Plan– Virginia Plan– Three-Fifths Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• What unicameral plan did the small states support at the Constitutional Convention?– New Jersey Plan– Connecticut Plan– Virginia Plan– Three Fifths Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?– James Madison– George Washington– Roger Sherman– Patrick Henry

• Roger Sherman

• What region was most concerned about granting the federal government control over trade?– East– Northwest– Middle States– South

• South

• Which of the following was not a provision of the trade agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention?– Slavery would be banned in twenty years– Congress had power over foreign trade– Congress had power over interstate commerce– Congress could not impose export taxes on states

• Slavery would be banned in twenty years

• Which of the following principles was not included in the Constitution– Limited government– Divine sovereignty– Separation of powers– Checks and balances

• Divine sovereignty

• In the original Constitution, who was elected directly by the people?– The president of the United States– Federal judges– Members of the Senate– Members of the House of Representatives

• Members of the House of Representatives

• What do we call the introduction to the Constitution? ____________

• Preamble

• What constitutional principle supports the division of power between national and state levels of government? __________________

• Federalism

• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral

– ___ a two-house Congress

• A) Bicameral


– ___ a one-house Congress

• Unicameral


– ___ official restrictions on the power of a government

• D) Limited government


– ___ the division of the government into branches

• F) Separation of powers


– ___ a balance of power between the different branches of government

• B) Checks and balances


– ___ the division of power between national and state levels of government

• C) Federalism


– ___ the belief that the ultimate source of governmental power is vested in the people

• E) Popular sovereignty

US History Chapter 7 quiz 2. What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention? – Settling trade disputes between Maryland and Virginia.

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federalism slide

bicameral slide

unicameral slide

executive slide

confederation slide

preamble slide

virginia plan slide

divine sovereignty slide